Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago
Many orchid growers graduate from the windowsill to a terrarium in order to better control environmental conditions, especially humidity, for their plants. An old aquarium can be used for this purp...
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Repotting Keikis
Author is Ned Nash, posted about 12 years ago
Question: I have a healthy vanda that flowers freely. Now, however, it is growing two plantlets. How do I remove them and pot into their own baskets? M.H. Starzinger
Answer: The offsets are kn...
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HOT! HOT! HOT!
Author is Liese, posted about 12 years ago
Ideally, most orchids do best in the 70’s and 80’s, going cooler at night. During mid-summer, when they receive week after week of 90 degree temperatures, they need a bit of extra TLC to keep them ...
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Could Tums Help Orchids Too?
Author is Dot Henley, posted about 12 years ago
A couple of years ago, I asked Andy Easton why some of our Catts had black tipped leaves. He said might be a calcium deficiency. Since then I have added 5 Tums tablets to every 20 gallons of f...
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Staking Orchid Flowers
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago
Staking your inflorescences so that the flowers can be presented and shown to their best effect is an art into itself. If you go to an orchid show or society meeting where blooming plants are displ...
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Orchid Growing Tips #5
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago
Orthene will prevent thrips. A preventative spraying of Orthene 75%, wettable powder or in aerosol, on maturing flower buds will prevent thirp damage, as well as aphids and ants. If insects are fou...
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Mounting Orchids
Author is Annie Mezaros, posted about 12 years ago
I was apprehensive to say the least; the first time I decided I wanted to mount one of my orchids. I had realized that none of the directions or advise I had been following to grown my Tolumnia Ral...
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Growing Orchids in a Fishbowl
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago
If you are having trouble growing orchids indoors, especially if you like the tiny ones, you can try growing in a simple fishbowl. My first trial came when I purchased a Masdevallia I couldn’t resi...
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Orchid Growing Tips
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago
Foliar Fertilizing
During the peak growing months of summer use a foliar fertilizer of very dilute fertilizer with 1/2 teaspoon per gallon soap as a wetting agent so that the fertilizer will stay ...
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Orchid Growing Tips #15
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 12 years ago
Ground cinnamon paste for wounds
Use a paste made of ground cinnamon and a common household glue, such as Elmer’s, to cover and protect wounds on plants so that they will not become infected wit...
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